I want to think the Tigers might be in the mix for Halladay, but our payroll is pretty high already, plus we have a lot of promising young arms.
Our rotation is led by Verlander and Jackson, who are both class. Galarraga and Porcello are young but hugely promising 3 and 4 starters. Who gets the 5th spot is the question all Tigers fans are asking.
Willis is a bust it seems. A starter going on the DL with an anxiety problem??? Jeez...
Bonderman shows flashes of his best form but is feast or famine (the latter nearly all the time).
Nate Robertson I would ship out immediately.
Zach Miner has shown he can maybe do it but is not getting a chance really.
French - who knows? Too early to say.
If I had to stick or twist on that 5th starter spot, I'd stick. If there is money available, the best way for the Tigers to spend it IMO would be on a late reliever.
Rodney is now 19/19 as closer this year, but Detroit fans will tell you he does not inspire confidence very often.
Zumaya has got to be able to throw something over the plate other than a 102 mph heater. Gas is nice, but in the bigs 102 is not that useful if batters know it's coming.
Lyon had 26 saves for Arizona last year, but again is just not the lights out closer you need to win it all.
I guess our pen is arguably back to where it was in '06, which is a damn sight better than last year. The Tigs problem right now seems to be hitting. From tonight's lineup, only Cabrera had an average of more than .275.
Magglio .260 - 20 points lower than his worst ever year, a 50 points below his BA as a Tiger
Polanco .265 - 50 points lower than last year, and his lowest for a decade
Guillen .200 - he's been on the 15 day DL for 2 months. If he comes back this month, we need his average closer to the 300 he averaged over his first 5 years with the Tigs.
Granderson .255 - has nearly as many HR this year as he did in all of '07 or '08, but his average has slumped 50 points over the last 2 years.
Everett hitting .265 at SS has been a pleasant surprise since we got him for his glove, but it's still only .265
Inge is hitting .265, a massive improvement over last year, but it's still only .265
See a picture developing here?
Holy shit, did I type all that? Sorry. Stream of consciousness. Time for bed!
Our rotation is led by Verlander and Jackson, who are both class. Galarraga and Porcello are young but hugely promising 3 and 4 starters. Who gets the 5th spot is the question all Tigers fans are asking.
Willis is a bust it seems. A starter going on the DL with an anxiety problem??? Jeez...
Bonderman shows flashes of his best form but is feast or famine (the latter nearly all the time).
Nate Robertson I would ship out immediately.
Zach Miner has shown he can maybe do it but is not getting a chance really.
French - who knows? Too early to say.
If I had to stick or twist on that 5th starter spot, I'd stick. If there is money available, the best way for the Tigers to spend it IMO would be on a late reliever.
Rodney is now 19/19 as closer this year, but Detroit fans will tell you he does not inspire confidence very often.
Zumaya has got to be able to throw something over the plate other than a 102 mph heater. Gas is nice, but in the bigs 102 is not that useful if batters know it's coming.
Lyon had 26 saves for Arizona last year, but again is just not the lights out closer you need to win it all.
I guess our pen is arguably back to where it was in '06, which is a damn sight better than last year. The Tigs problem right now seems to be hitting. From tonight's lineup, only Cabrera had an average of more than .275.
Magglio .260 - 20 points lower than his worst ever year, a 50 points below his BA as a Tiger
Polanco .265 - 50 points lower than last year, and his lowest for a decade
Guillen .200 - he's been on the 15 day DL for 2 months. If he comes back this month, we need his average closer to the 300 he averaged over his first 5 years with the Tigs.
Granderson .255 - has nearly as many HR this year as he did in all of '07 or '08, but his average has slumped 50 points over the last 2 years.
Everett hitting .265 at SS has been a pleasant surprise since we got him for his glove, but it's still only .265
Inge is hitting .265, a massive improvement over last year, but it's still only .265
See a picture developing here?
Holy shit, did I type all that? Sorry. Stream of consciousness. Time for bed!
